After supporters rioted and trashed government buildings in the U.S. and Brazil, Donald Trump returned to power, but Jair ...

The rise of authoritarian populism in Brazil has weakened structures that stabilize democracy—mirroring trends in wider global society and potentially making it harder for the country to strengthen ...

Will the historic trial against Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro send him to prison? Observers disagree on whether the case will strengthen democracy or fuel polarization in the country. Who will ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for plotting a military coup and seeking to “annihilate” democracy in Brazil following his election ...

Evan Berman grew up in the Netherlands, studied and worked in the United States, taught in South Korea, and ran academic programs in Taiwan and New Zealand. Work in the last country facilitated his ...

Brazilians held a lot of hope for democracy after the military dictatorship. But the past 40 years have proved that democracy comes at a great cost to those most marginalized. Demonstrators in São ...

"Brazil stands at a crossroads. If we allow technofeudal lords to dictate the rules of governance, our democracy will erode into a system where corporate interests override national sovereignty, ...

The chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court, Luís Roberto Barroso, defended the court in the face of growing debate over its aggressive role in politics. By Jack Nicas Reporting from Brasília It has ...

It’s hard to imagine Washington taking a more heavy-handed response to the prosecution of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for having led a ...

The openMovements series invites leading social scientists to share their research results and perspectives on contemporary social struggles. 4. Ian Lamond, image of an ele nao rally found on a google ...

The rise of authoritarian populism in Brazil weakened structures that stabilise democracy – mirroring trends in wider global society and potentially making it harder for the country to strengthen its ...